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The Forty Hadiths of al-Nawawi

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On the authority of Abu Malik al-Harith ibn 'Asim al-Ash'ari, may Allah be pleased with him, who said:

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The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said:

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"Purity is half of faith;

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and 'al-hamdu lillah' (praise be to Allah) fills the scales;

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and 'subhan Allah' (glory be to Allah) and 'al-hamdu lillah'

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fill—or fill up—what is between the heavens and the earth;

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and prayer is a light;

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and charity is a proof;

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and patience is a radiance;

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and the Qur'an is an argument for you or against you.

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Every person goes out in the morning,

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selling their soul,

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either setting it free or bringing about its ruin."

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Narrated by Muslim.

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This hadith demonstrates the greatness of acts of worship involving the heart and the body,

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and that Islam unites the purity of the outward and the inward.

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Purity is the foundation of worship,

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and the remembrance of Allah weighs down the scales of good deeds,

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and prayer is a light that guides its practitioner,

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and charity is a proof of the sincerity of one's faith,

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and the Qur'an is an argument for a person or against them.

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Thus, the hadith trains the Muslim to constantly remember Allah,

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and to maintain the acts of obedience that purify the soul and illuminate the heart,

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and it clarifies that human happiness

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is found in drawing near to Allah and performing righteous deeds.